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Part 2A of Form ADV: Firm Brochure
Item 1 Cover Page
Sander Capital Advisors
Brochure
The mission of Sander Capital Advisors, Inc. (Sander Capital Advisors) is to assist our customers
to attain their financial goals with consistent investment disciplines. We are dedicated to
establishing and maintaining trust that is the foundation of a lasting relationship.
Sander Capital Advisors, Inc.
4105 E. Madison St. Suite #300
Seattle, Washington 98112
206.323.8822
bob@sandercapital.com
This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of Sander Capital
Advisors. If you have any questions about the contents of this brochure, please contact us at 206-323-
8822. The information in this brochure has not been approved or verified by the United States Securities
and Exchange Commission or by any state securities authority.
Additional information about Sander Capital Advisors, INC. also available on the SEC’s website at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
Sander Capital Advisors is a Registered Investment Advisor, the term “registered” does not imply a
certain level of skill or training, only that the firm is registered with the proper governing bodies
Sander Capital Advisors CRD/IARD number is 112499
The brochure was last updated on January 15, 2026
Item 2 Material Changes
The last annual update of the brochure was on 01.15.2026.
Due to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2012, the level of
assets under management of a Registered Investment Adviser to be allowed to register with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was raised from $25 Million to $100 Million. All
Registered Investment Advisers managing assets under $100 million must register with the
applicable states whereby they conduct business.
Our current level of assets under management is over $210 Million. We will stay registered with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
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Item 3 Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Cover Page (Item 1) pg. 1
Material Changes (Item 2) pg. 2
Table of Contents (Item 3) pg. 3
Advisory Business (Item 4) pg. 4
Fees and compensation (Item 5) pg. 5
Performance-Based Fees (Item 6) pg. 6
Types of Clients (Item 7) pg. 7
Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss (Item 8) pg. 8-9
Disciplinary Information (Item 9) pg. 10
Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations (Item 10) pg. 11
Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading (Item 11) pg. 12-13
Brokerage Practices (Item 12) pg. 14
Review of Accounts (Item 13) pg. 15
Client Referrals and Other Compensation (Item 14) pg. 16
Custody (Item 15) pg. 17
Investment Discretion (Item 16) pg. 18
Voting Client Securities (Item 17) pg. 19
Financial Information (Item 18) pg. 20
Requirements for State-Registered Advisors (Item 19) pg. 21
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Item 4 Advisory Business
Sander Capital Advisors is a large capitalization, concentrated, growth equity manager based in
Seattle. The origins of the firm date back to 1979 when the founder and principal, Robert Sander,
began managing portfolios at Kidder Peabody. The organization was incorporated in 1985.
We build and manage portfolios consisting primarily of large-cap equity securities for
individuals, families and charitable organizations. All of our accounts are individually managed.
Our advisory business emphasizes management of large-cap equity securities and money market
funds. We do not offer financial planning or asset allocation services.
The firm focuses on larger well-established companies with an emphasis on those expected to
produce above market growth in both revenues and earnings. An additional consideration is the
valuation of the stocks relative to companies in the like industries and with similar growth
projects.
We can easily tailor individual client needs accordingly. Some clients may want to be more
heavily concentrated in energy, local, tech, dividend bearing, or other different sectors. We can
buy or sell from the different companies available in the market. With requests from the
customer, we can develop a plan around their needs. We just can’t promise there will always be
opportunities in every sector.
We do not participate in wrap fee programs.
On a discretionary basis Sander Capital manages $210 million of client assets as of December
31, 2025. There are no non-discretionary accounts.
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Item 5 Fees and Compensation
The portfolio management fee is based on the fair market value of securities and cash included in
the client’s account. The annual fee schedule, payable quarterly in advance, is as follows:
1.50% of portfolio value on the first $2 million
1.0% of portfolio value on the next $3 million
.80% of portfolio value on amounts above $5 million
Clients can choose to authorize the Custodian to issue to Sander Capital Advisors, from cash
proceeds in their account, a check in the amount of each quarterly billing as received or have
Sander Capital Advisors bill them directly.
These fees are used as a guideline, but can be negotiable. Every three months we bill the account
1/4 of the yearly fee. The fees are charged in advance. The start date depends on when the
account is opened. If a client decides to leave the firm we will refund the fee amount as a
percentage of the month they leave. In addition to these fees there are broker commissions every
time a trade is placed in the account.
No one at the firm receives a commission for the sale of securities or mutual funds.
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Item 6
Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management
Sander Capital does not collect performance-based fees or side-by-side management.
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Item 7
Types of Clients
Sander Capital manages money for individuals, trusts, estates, or charitable organizations, and
can service pension accounts as well.
The minimum account size is $200,000.
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Item 8
Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
Analysis methods used by Sander Capital include; bottom-up fundamentals, technical charting,
and cyclical patterns. We subscribe to research journals prepared by others, financial
newspapers, corporate rating services as well as look through corporate reports and company
press releases.
There is the risk of loss with any investment opportunity. We are prudent in our investment
strategies to try and minimize any loss, which may occur. We are also diversified to try and
spread the risk appropriately through your portfolio. Sander Capital does not try to take undue
risk nor does it trade in very high frequency.
Our investment process combines both top-down and bottom-up elements and begins with an
evaluation of the current economic environment. At this stage, we analyze the global economy to
identify the important driving trends. We examine the forces that are moving the economy. Our
efforts are not aimed at predicting precise targets for numerous economic statistics. The goal is to
develop a position with regard to the broad economic patterns which help us identify the
industries that should be emphasized. Next, we examine the macro economic factors impacting
various industries to determine the areas of focus.
This leads us to a review of the major stocks within the industries we have decided to emphasize.
Individual equity decisions are based on a thorough analysis of the specific company's
fundamentals. The early stages of our individual company analysis rely on consensus earnings
estimates and current valuations. Since we use consensus estimates, it is important that a stock
have a broad following and sponsorship in the brokerage community. As a result of this
requirement, we tend to limit the analysis to large companies with widespread Wall Street
coverage.
Within an industry, our first screen is a ranking of companies by their P/E to growth rate ratio.
For the purposes of this analysis, we use anticipated consensus growth and calendarized price
earnings ratio. This makes the ranking equitable and allows us to limit our research efforts to
those companies with the best growth prospects relative to their current prices.
The analysis of an individual company begins with a model of the historic revenue and earnings.
The model includes an examination of revenue growth, margin patterns, expense growth, capital
spending, etc. We not only look at a static picture of a company's fundamentals but also at
sequential analyses of the various factors. We evaluate the balance sheet to be certain it is
consistent with industry Standards-we prefer companies with clean balance sheets and low debt
levels. We also review the company's recent SEC filings. We look at reports from the various
brokerage firms covering the stock and discuss the company's prospects with their analysts.
Finally, we look at the stock's technical pattern. This process produces candidates with the
following characteristics
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- In industries with positive fundamentals
- Are actively followed with good Wall Street Sponsorship
- Industry leaders with above average growth prospects
- Reasonable valuations relative to their growth rate
- Strong balance sheets-low debt relative to industry standards
When a stock has met all our requirements it is added to the portfolio. Initial positions range
from 2% to 5% and we typically hold about 20 stocks in a portfolio. While portfolios are
diversified by company and industry, concentrations of 10% in one security and 30% in one
industry are however possible. We believe that exceptional returns can only be achieved by
structuring portfolios uniquely from the market indices.
Portfolio turnover is minimal, averaging about 25% annually. Stocks are sold for several reasons:
cutting positions to reduce excessive concentrations, mergers or divestitures that change the
nature of the company, large unexplained absolute and/or relative price declines, macro
economic or legislative changes that diminish a company's outlook.
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Item 9
Disciplinary Information
Sander Capital has never had any disciplinary action taken against the firm or individuals who
worked for the firm.
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Item 10
Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
No one at the firm is registered or registering to be a broker-dealer, futures commission
merchant, commodity pool operator, a commodity trading advisor, or an associated person of the
foregoing entities.
Sander Capital does not have any relationship or arrangement that is material to our advisory
business or to our clients that any of our management persons have with any related person listed
below.
1. Broker-dealer, municipal securities dealer, or government securities dealer or broker
2. Investment company or other pooled investment vehicle (including a mutual fund,
closed-end investment company, unit investment trust, private investment company or
“hedge fund,” and offshore fund)
3. other investment advisor or financial planner
4. futures commission merchant, commodity pool operator, or commodity trading advisor
5. banking or thrift institution
6. accountant or accounting firm
7. lawyer or law firm
8. insurance company or agency
9. pension consultant
10. real estate broker or dealer
11. sponsor or syndicator or limited partnership
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Item 11
Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading
Code of Ethics: SEC rule 204A-1
Sander Capital Advisors and supervised persons will adhere to the Code of Ethics.
Sander Capital Advisors has a fiduciary obligation to their clients to adhere to such obligations.
Protection of Material Nonpublic Information: Clientele shall not have their personal
information or securities positions made public to individuals who do not need to know such
information to do their job. All nonpublic client information shall remain private.
Personal Securities Trading: Personnel working at the firm are required to report their personal
securities transactions and holdings to the chief compliance officer. The advisor shall review
such positions to identify any improper trading.
Access Persons: Are supervised persons, who have access to nonpublic information regarding
clients’ purchases or sales of securities, is involved in making recommendations to clients and/or
who has access to that are nonpublic. Any supervised person who has access to nonpublic
information regarding portfolio holdings of affiliated mutual funds.
Each “access person” must complete a report showing all securities holdings, at the time they
become an access person and at least once a year there after. The holdings must be no later than
45 days after person became an access person.
Quarterly reports of all personal securities transactions by access persons are required, due no
later than 30 days after the close of the calendar quarter. Duplication reports showing the same
information the advisor already has on record can be excused from submission.
Exceptions to the reporting requirement: The investment plan is automatic, the securities were
held in accounts over which the access person had no direct or indirect influence or control, and
in the case of an advisory firm only having one access person, so long as the firm maintains
records of the holdings and transactions according to rule 204A-1.
Reportable Securities: Access persons must submit holdings and transaction reports for
“reportable securities” in which the access person has, or acquires, any direct or indirect
beneficial ownership. If the access person is family members or living in the same household as
someone who holds such securities then they will be considered a beneficial owner.
Below is a list of securities which are not considered reportable securities:
Transactions and holdings of direct obligations to the US government
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Money market instruments: banker’s acceptances, bank certificates of deposit, commercial
paper, repurchase agreements and other high quality short-term debt instruments. Shares of
money market funds. Transactions and holdings in shares of other types of mutual funds, unless
that advisor or a control affiliate acts as the investment advisor or principle underwrite for the
fund. Transactions in units of a unit investment trust if the unit investment trust is invested
exclusively in unaffiliated mutual funds.
Initial Public Offerings and Private Placements: Access Persons must obtain the adviser’s
approval before investing in an initial public offering (IPO) or private placement. To clarify if
the access person is misappropriating client funds or should first be offered to eligible clients.
Reporting Violations: If a violation of the code of ethics arises then there should be swift
internal reporting of such violation to the chief compliance officer or other such persons. Sander
Capital shall have an anonymous system in place to prevent retaliation from those accused.
There shall be an assessment review after the violation is revealed.
Educating Employees about the Code of Ethics: Each supervised person shall review the code of
ethics.
Advisor Review and Enforcement: Sander Capital Advisors shall review access persons’ and
personal holding of securities on a quarterly basis to make sure they are adhering to the Code of
Ethics and our fiduciary obligation to our clients.
Upon request a code of ethics can be presented.
The Compliance Officer’s trades will be reviewed by another staff member.
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Item 12
Brokerage Practices
The Investment Advisor will select brokers for client transactions according to a variety of
factors, including commission rates, trading capabilities, research, capabilities, responsiveness
and compatibility with the client’s outlook and investment objectives. The compatibility with
the client and the quality of research services provided by a broker are the most important factors
in the selection of brokers by the Investment Advisor. The Investment Advisor does not
generally utilize any brokers that are not willing to offer substantial volume discounts.
The Investment Advisor receives some client referrals from brokers. In some cases, these clients
direct the Investment Advisor to effect securities transactions for their account through the
broker that referred them. The Investment Advisor honors these requests. There may be
potential conflict between Investment Advisor’s interest in receiving future referrals from
brokerage firms and clients’ interests in obtaining best execution of their securities transactions.
The Investment Advisor makes every effort to negotiate lower commissions and obtain best
execution on behalf of clients who have directed brokerage arrangements.
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Item 13
Review of Accounts
Sander Capital Advisors reviews all client accounts on a weekly basis. All equity positions are
monitored on a daily basis. The Principle or Investment Advisor Representative does the
reviewing. Upon further review there are also quarterly and yearly statement mailed out to the
clients. These reports are printed from our computer Advent system and matched against the
reports from the third party custodial brokerage where the account is held.
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Item 14
Client Referrals and Other Compensation
We do not have a client referral compensation program in place.
Please also see item 12 in regards to broker referrals.
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Item 15
Custody
All client funds are held in a third party custodial account. Most funds are held at large
investment banks to show clarity in the investment process. Customers receive quarterly and
yearly statements from us. As well customers receive monthly, quarterly and yearly statements
from the custodial bank where their account is held. Confirmation of each broker/dealer trade
goes to the customer or customer’s direct representative. We request customers to look over all
statements and compare statements received from us with statements received from the
custodian. If they have any questions we want them to contact us.
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Item 16
Investment Discretion
All accounts at Sander Capital Advisors are discretionary accounts. Any client can put
limitations on this discretion, for example if they do not want us to buy certain sectors, such as
energy, tobacco, alcohol, or any certain stock.
Discretionary authority is given to Sander Capital Advisors by the client signing an
Authorization Letter giving Sander Capital Advisors trading authority only with out the right to
withdraw funds. The exception is to bill the account for our predetermined management fee.
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Item 17
Voting Client Securities
Sander Capital Advisors does not have authority to vote client securities. Clients will receive
vote proxies or other solicitations directly from the custodian to their specified mailing address.
Any client of Sander Capital Advisors can call our office to clarify what the proxy means and
why it was mailed to them.
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Item 18
Financial Information
Sander Capital Advisors charges fees three months in advance for our services. So we do not
need to include a balance sheet for our most recent fiscal year in this section.
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Item 19
Part 2B Brochure Supplement
Robert L. Sander
President, Sander Capital Advisors, Inc.
University of Washington Bachelor of Science Degree, 1974
Founded Sander Capital Advisors Inc., in 1985
Born: 04/01/1950
There have been no disciplinary actions taken against Robert L Sander.
Robert L Sander’s trades and actions are reviewed by Michael M Sander
Robert Sander is also a managing member of Sander Properties, LLC. A family real estate rental
business. He spends 10 hours a week on this business.
Michael M. Sander
Treasurer, Sander Capital Advisors, Inc., 2018 - Present
Chase Private Client Banker, Chase, May 2015 – October 2018
Santa Clara University Bachelor of Science Degree, 2004
Tulane University Masters of Business Administration, 2013
Tulane University Masters of Management in Energy, 2013
Born: 09/13/1981
There have been no disciplinary actions taken against Michael M Sander.
Michael M Sander’s trades and actions are reviewed by the Compliance Officer.
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